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2023 SESSION
SB 891 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits.
Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. Increases from 15 to 30 days the additional time period that a landlord has to provide a tenant with an itemization of damages to the premises and the cost of repair when such damages exceed the amount of the tenant's security deposit and require the services of a third-party contractor. The bill has an expiration date of June 30, 2024, and is identical to HB 1542.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102194D pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0434) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/04/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102194D
- 01/04/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/18/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/23 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Read second time
- 02/14/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/16/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 434 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0434)